WRITING CONTEST

Prizes: Cash Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places in each category. In addition, Best of Show will receive a complimentary pass to a future Rochester Writers’ Conference.

Entry:Now Open (Scroll Down to Enter)

Deadline:September 1, 2017

Eligibility Rules: All work submitted must be original, previously unpublished, and it must be submitted online or by U.S. Mail by the deadline. Author retains all rights. Rochester Writers’ will not publish any submitted work without permission, but retains the right to publish any and all of the authors’ names and titles of work. Open to all writers. Anyone under the age of 18 must submit with written legal guardian approval. All submissions must be in English. Only the title, body of work, and category should be on the front of the page. If submitting by mail: Contact information must be on the back of page (name, address, email, phone, category and word count) of entry. If submitting electronically: Contact information must be on a separate page from the entry. All electronic entries must be in a Microsoft WORD DOC or in the text body of the email (do not send PDF files). Winners will be announced at the October 21, 2017 Rochester Writers’ Fall Conference. Prizes and Certificates will be Awarded at the event or mailed out shortly after. Winners in attendance may read their work to the conference attendance at a specified time.

Entry Fees: Once submitted, entry fees are non-refundable. Please review the rules BEFORE submission. Payment indicates you are in agreement with the rules of this contest. No service charge to enter online (this is new).

Number of Entries: Submit one (1) entry in any category for $10.00. Or, submit two to four (2-4) entries within any of the categories for $20.00.